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A Mississippi death row inmate says he wants the state to start planning his execution a request that comes weeks after another Mississippi prisoner surrendered appeals and was put to death.

The United States has sanctions authorities at its disposal to use against those perpetuating the conflict in Ethiopia, which is increasing ethnic tensions and risks implosion of the country itself, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday.

A Belgian zoo said Friday that a pair of hippopotamuses in its care are in isolation after testing positive for COVID19, possibly the first time ever such animals have caught the disease.

The decree crucially makes no mention of girls' secondary education -- which has been suspended for millions.

Former Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck began a sevenyear prison sentence Thursday, convicted earlier this year on 37 counts involving a scheme to steal more than $2.5 million from a statechartered insurer of last resort

The White House will unveil a group of countries next week that have pledged to work together to curb exports of technology that can be used by bad actors and repressive governments to violate human rights, senior administration officials said on Thursday...

Germany's military on Thursday honoured outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel with their highest ceremony for a civilian, playing an eclectic mix of music of her own choosing that has intrigued the nation.

Hundreds of people in the town of Denton were forced to flee flames pushed by strong winds in central Montana on Wednesday, while a fire south of the city of Great Falls burned 11 homes as well as sheds and other small buildings, officials said.

A judge is weighing arguments about whether to dismiss the 25count murder case against an Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive painkillers for hospital patients.

Canadian National Railway Co said on Wednesday that it was aiming to reopen its track in the crucial KamloopstoVancouver corridor in the floodhit province of British Columbia this weekend.

California water agencies that serve 27 million residents and 750,000 acres of farmland wont get any of the water they've requested from the state heading into 2022 other than what's needed for critical health and safety, state officials announced Wednesd...

A key U.N. committee decided Wednesday to delay action on requests by Myanmars military junta and Afghanistans Taliban rulers to take their countries seats at the United Nations.

British police said Wednesday they are investigating a video which appeared to show a group of men spitting at a bus full of Jewish people celebrating Hanukkah in central London.

South Africa's new cases of COVID19 nearly doubled in a day, authorities reported Wednesday, signaling a dramatic surge in the country where scientists detected the omicron variant last week.

New findings indicate the mutant coronavirus was already in Europe close to a week before South Africa sounded the alarm.

The Biden administration is expected to take steps in the coming days to toughen testing requirements for international travelers to the U.S., including both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, amid the spread of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus...